Stunned Lanarkshire couple's pet rat gives birth to 13 pups just days after they brought her into their home

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A pair of Lanarkshire animal lovers were shocked after buying two baby rats from a pet shop - and then waking up to find 15 in the cage three days later.Megan Corrigan and her girlfriend Daisy Crawford bought the two £12.50 female rats from Pets at Home in Coatbridge last Saturday, May 7.The Hamilton couple decided to name the pair Dolly and Janis and were drawn to one because she was "chunky".The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Unbeknown to them, or anyone at the store, Dolly was actually carrying pups.Megan and Daisy couldn't believe their eyes when they woke up on Tuesday morning to find the rodents in their cage as usual but surrounded by baby rats.Dolly was still in the middle of giving birth to some of her offspring when the Scots pair walked in.She went on to deliver 13 pups but ended up eating three of them.This is common for rats that breed for the first time as they can panic seeing their babies and confuse them as foreign bodies.The couple were delighted that in the end they managed to get 12 rats instead of two and plan to keep them all together.Megan posted about the incident on Twitter, writing: "Me and my Mrs got two baby rats at the weekend from Pets at Home."We woke up this morning to 13 other baby rats.